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  • Question
  • Mangulal a shopkeeper, marks the prices of his goods at 20% higher than the original price. After that he allows a discount of 5%. What profit or loss did he get?


  • Options
  • A. 14% (profit)
  • B. 14% (loss)
  • C. 16% (loss)
  • D. 16% (profit)

  • Correct Answer
  • 14% (profit) 

    Explanation

    Given that, a = 20% and b = 5%

    According to the formula
    Required percentage = [20 - 5 - {20 x (5/100)}% = 14%


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    • 1. 
      Because of scarcity of rainfall, the price of a land decrease by 12% and its production also decrease by 4%. What is the total effect on revenue?

    • Options
    • A. Loss of 16%
    • B. Gain of 15%
    • C. Loss of 15.48%
    • D. Gain of 15.48%
    • Discuss
    • 2. 
      In an examination, the marks obtained by Shantanu is 40% less than the marks obtained by Kamal, then marks obtained by Kamal is how much per cent more than the marks obtained by Shantanu?

    • Options
    • A. 552/3 %
    • B. 443/5 %
    • C. 331/3 %
    • D. 662/3 %
    • Discuss
    • 3. 
      12 of 26% of 5/78 of 38% of 7/152 of 10000 =?

    • Options
    • A. 38
    • B. 35
    • C. 41
    • D. 52
    • Discuss
    • 4. 
      A man losses 20% of his money. After sending 25 % of the remainder, he has ? 480 left. What is the amount of money he originally had?

    • Options
    • A. ? 600
    • B. ? 720
    • C. ? 800
    • D. ? 840
    • Discuss
    • 5. 
      The price of certain article is ? 15000. But due to slump in the market, its price decreased by 8%. Find the new price of the article.

    • Options
    • A. ? 14000
    • B. ? 13800
    • C. ? 16500
    • D. ? 12600
    • Discuss
    • 6. 
      The prices of sugar is incerased by 25%. If a family wants to keep its expenses on sugar unaltered, then the family will have to reduce the consumption of sugar by

    • Options
    • A. 20%
    • B. 21%
    • C. 22%
    • D. 25%
    • Discuss
    • 7. 
      If the prices of tea falls down by 6% by how much per cent must a householder increased its consumption, so as not to decreased expenditure?

    • Options
    • A. 516/47%
    • B. 418/67%
    • C. 618/47%
    • D. 617/47%
    • Discuss
    • 8. 
      A student has to score 40% marks to get through. if he gets 40 marks and fails by 40 marks, then find the maximum marks set for the examination.?

    • Options
    • A. 200
    • B. 250
    • C. 300
    • D. 150
    • Discuss
    • 9. 
      A candidate scores 20% and fails by 50 marks, while another candidate who score 40% marks, gests 30 marks more than the minimun required marks to pass the examination. Find the maximum marks for the examination.

    • Options
    • A. 500
    • B. 450
    • C. 300
    • D. 400
    • Discuss
    • 10. 
      The population of a town is 126800. It increase by 15% in the 1st year and decrease by 20% in the 2nd year. What is the population of the town at the end of 2 yr.

    • Options
    • A. 174984
    • B. 135996
    • C. 116656
    • D. 145820
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